Brandon L. Velez, Ph.D.

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Teachers College, Columbia University 525 West 120th St., Box 102 New York, NY 10027 Phone: 212-678-4103 Email: [email protected] ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT: Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, September 2014 – Present EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, August 2014 University of Florida (APA accredited), Gainesville, FL Dissertation: Testing the Moderating Role of Collective Identity in the Link of Heterosexist Discrimination with Mental Health Adviser: Bonnie Moradi, Ph.D. Predoctoral Psychology Internship, August 2013 – August 2014 Georgia Institute of Technology Counseling Center (APA accredited), Atlanta, GA M.S. in Psychology, 2011 University of Florida (APA accredited), Gainesville, FL Thesis: Workplace Support, Discrimination, and Person-Organization Fit: Tests of the Theory of Work Adjustment with LGB Individuals Adviser: Bonnie Moradi, Ph.D. B.S. in Psychology, 2009 (summa cum laude) B.A. in Religion, 2009 (cum laude) Minor in Anthropology, 2009 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL RESEARCH INTERESTS: Relations of manifestations of oppression (e.g., interpersonal discrimination, internalized prejudice) with mental health and career outcomes among women, LGBT people, racial/ethnic minorities, and people from other stigmatized groups. The experiences and functioning of people who experience multiple forms of oppression (e.g., women of color, LGBT people of color). RESEARCH: Refereed Articles Bold denotes Teachers College student collaborator Watson, L., Velez, B. L., Brownfield, J., & Flores, M. J. (in press). Minority stress and bisexual women’s disordered eating: The role of maladaptive coping. The Counseling Psychologist. Velez, B. L., & Moradi, B. (in press). A moderated mediation test of minority stress: The role of collective identity. The Counseling Psychologist. Foster, A. B., Brewster, M. E., Velez, B. L., & Eklund, A. (2016, May 23). Footprints in the sand: Personal, psychological, and relational profiles of religious, spiritual, and atheist LGB individuals. Journal of Homosexuality. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/00918369.2016.1191237 Velez, B. L., Breslow, A. S., Brewster, M. E., Cox, Jr., R., & Foster, A. (2016). Building a pantheoretical model of dehumanization with transgender men:

Brandon Velez October 2016 CV Page 2 Integrating objectification and minority stress theories. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63, 497-508. doi:10.1037/cou0000136 Brewster, M. E., Velez, B. L., Foster, A., & Esposito, J. (2016). Minority stress and the moderating role of religious coping among religious and spiritual sexual minority individuals. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63, 119-126. doi:10.1037/cou0000121 Breslow, A. S., Brewster, M. E., Velez, B. L., Wong, S., Geiger, E., & Soderstrom, B. (2015). Resilience and collective action: Exploring buffers against minority stress for transgender individuals. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2, 253–265. doi:10.1037/sgd0000117 Velez, B. L., Campos, I. D., & Moradi, B. (2015). Relations of sexual objectification and racist discrimination with Latina women’s body image and mental health. The Counseling Psychologist, 43, 906-935. doi:10.1177/0011000015591287 Velez, B. L., & Moradi, B., & DeBlaere, C. (2015). Multiple oppressions and the mental health of sexual minority Latina/o individuals. The Counseling Psychologist, 43, 7-38. doi:10.1177/0011000014542836 Lyons, H. Z., Velez, B. L., Mehta, M., & Neil, N. (2014). Tests of the theory of work adjustment with economically-distressed African Americans. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 61, 473-483. doi:10.1037/cou0000017 Brewster, M. E., Velez, B. L., Martin, A., & Tebbe, E. N. (2014). Voices from beyond: A thematic content analysis of transgender employees' workplace experiences. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 1, 159-169. doi:10.1037/sgd0000030 Brewster, M. E., Velez, B. L., Esposito, J., Wong, S., Geiger, L., & Keum, B. (2014). Moving beyond the binary with disordered eating research: A test and extension of objectification theory with bisexual women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 61, 5062. doi:10.1037/a0034748 Velez, B. L., Moradi, B., & Brewster, M. E. (2013). Testing the tenets of minority stress theory in workplace contexts. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60, 532542. doi:10.1037/a0033346 Brewster, M. E., Moradi, B., DeBlaere, C., & Velez, B. L. (2013) Navigating the borderlands: Cognitive flexibility, bicultural self-efficacy, and minority stress in the lives of bisexual individuals. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60, 543-556. doi:10.1037/a0033224 Moradi, B., Velez, B. L., & Parent, M. C. (2013). The male reference group identity model: Roles of social desirability, masculine ideology and collective selfesteem. Sex Roles, 68,415-426. doi:10.1007/s11199-013-0258-3 Velez, B. L., & Moradi, B. (2012). Workplace support, discrimination, and personorganization fit: Tests of the theory of work adjustment with LGB individuals. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59, 399–407. doi:10.1037/a0028326 Brewster, M. E., Velez, B., DeBlaere, C., & Moradi, B. (2012). Transgender individuals' workplace experiences: The applicability of sexual minority measures and models. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59, 60–70. doi:10.1037/a0025206 Book Chapters and Book Reviews Velez, B. L. (in press). Hate crimes toward LGBTQ people. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. Velez, B. L. (in press). Latina/o Americans and sexual orientation. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. Velez, B. L. (2013). A review of “A positive view of LGBTQ: Embracing identity and cultivating well-being.” Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 9. 512-514. doi:10.1080/1550428X.2013.814448

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Manuscripts Under Review Smith, L., Velez, B. L., Chambers, C., & Baranowski, K. Economic disadvantage at the intersections: Contemporary stereotypes in the headlines. Duffy, R. D., Dik, B. J., Bott, E. M., Velez, B. L., & Douglass, R. Work as calling: A theoretical model.

Manuscripts in Preparation Bold denotes Teachers College student collaborator Duffy, R. D., Velez, B. L., Allan, B. A., & Blustein, D. L. A test of the psychology of working theory with a racial or ethnic minority people. Douglas, R., Velez, B. L., Conlin, S., & Duffy, R. D. A test of the psychology of working theory with LGBQ people. Velez, B. L. (additional student authors TBD). The roles of racial/ethnic minority and sexual minority stressors in the mental health of sexual minority people of color. Brewster, M. E., Velez, B. L., Breslow, A. S., & Geiger, E. A test of objectification theory with transgender women. Velez, B. L., & Cox, Jr., R., Paxton, J., & Alsaidi, S. Sexual orientation disclosure and psychosocial outcomes: A meta-analysis. Campos, I. D., Velez, B. L., & Heesacker, M. Latinos’ experiences of discrimination and post-traumatic stress symptoms: The moderating role of acculturation. Velez, B. L., Cox, Jr., R., & Polihronakis, C. J. The relations of workplace racism and sexism with the mental health and vocational functioning of racial/ethnic minority women. Velez, B. L., Watson, L., Cox, Jr., R, & Flores, M. J. Greater Risk or greater resilience: Test of the minority stress model across racial and ethnic groups. PRESENTATIONS: National Bold denotes Teachers College student collaborator Cox, Jr., R., & Velez, B. L. (September, 2016). Discrimination, Psychological WellBeing, and the Moderating Role of Bicultural Self-Efficacy. Symposium presentation conducted at the biennial National Latina/o Psychological Association Conference, Orlando, Florida. Levitt, H., & Velez, B. L. (August, 2016). Psychotherapy and Intervention Research With LGBTQ Populations. Co-chair of symposium conducted at the annual meeting the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado. Velez, B. L., Watson, L., & Cox, Jr., R. (August, 2016). Testing the greater risk and greater resilience perspectives of sexual minority people of color’s well-being. In Cirleen DeBlaere and Carlton E. Green (Co-chairs), Scientist-Practitioner Perspectives on Multiple Minority Stress Among LGBTQ People of Color. Symposium presentation conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado. Velez, B. L., Polihronakis, C. J., & Cox, Jr., R. (February, 2016). Trigger warning: Negotiating power, responsibility, and safe space in contemporary higher education. Roundtable discussion conducted at the Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education, New York, New York. Velez, B. L., & Cox, Jr., R. (August, 2015). Sexual orientation concealment and psychosocial outcomes: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. Velez, B. L., Breslow, A. S., Brewster, M. E., Cox, Jr., R., & Foster, A. (August, 2015). A test of objectification theory with transgender men. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. Breslow, A. S., Esposito, J., Foster, A., Geiger, E., Brewster, M. E., Velez, B. L., Wong, S., Walker, A., Eklund, A., Candon, E. (August, 2015). Minority stress beyond LGB: New frontiers in transgender, asexuality, and disability stigma

Brandon Velez October 2016 CV Page 4 research. Symposium presentation conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. Esposito. J., Geiger, E., Breslow, A. S., Foster, A., Sandil, R., Brewster, M. E., & Velez, B. L. (March, 2015). Disability and multiple sclerosis: Stigma, outness, and links with psychological well-being. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, San Francisco, California. Breslow, A. S., Brewster, M. E., Wong, S., Lenaburg, S., Foster, A., Velez, B. L., & Jones, K. (August, 2014). A test of objectification theory with transgender women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Velez, B. L., & Moradi, B. (August, 2014). Testing the moderating role of collective identity in the link of heterosexist discrimination with mental health. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Velez, B. L., Brewster, M. E., Esposito, J., Wong, S., Geiger, E., & Keum, T. B. (March, 2014). Moving beyond the binary with disordered eating research: A test and extension of objectification theory with bisexual women. In Franco Dispenza (Chair), Objectification theory, sexual minority persons, and health behaviors. Symposium presentation conducted at the meeting of the Society of Counseling Psychology, American Psychological Association Division 17, Atlanta, GA. Campos, I. D., Wall, W., & Velez, B. L. (March, 2014). Sexual objectification, ageist discrimination, and mental and physical health symptoms. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society of Counseling Psychology, American Psychological Association Division 17, Atlanta, GA. Brewster, M. E., Velez, B. L., & Sandil, R. (March, 2014). Atheists in America: Widening counseling psychology’s multicultural umbrella to strengthen clinical work with nonbelievers. Roundtable discussion conducted at the meeting of the Society of Counseling Psychology, American Psychological Association Division 17, Atlanta, GA. Velez, B. L., Campos, I. D., & Moradi, B. (August, 2013). A test of objectification theory with Latina American women: The role of racist discrimination. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. Velez, B. L., Moradi, B., & DeBlaere, C. (August, 2013). External and internalized oppressions and the mental health of sexual minority Latina/o Americans. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. Robinson, M. A., Velez, B. L., Brewster, M. E., Foster, A., & Esposito, J. (August, 2013). Minority stress and the mediating role of religious coping among LGB individuals. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. Brewster, M.E., Velez, B. L., Esposito, J., Wong, S., Geiger, L., & Keum, B. (August, 2013). Bisexual women's experiences of objectification: Links to body consciousness and disordered eating. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. Brewster, M.E., Foster, A., Velez, B.L., Eklund, A., & Keum, B. (February, 2013) Faith, flexibly: The moderating roles of self-esteem, internalized heterosexism, and cognitive flexibility on the religiosity--psychology well-being link. In M. Brewster (chair), New Directions in Research with Sexual Minority Populations. Symposium presentation conducted at the Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education, New York, New York. Brewster, M. E., Tebbe, E.N., & Velez, B. L. (August, 2012) A qualitative content analysis of gender transitions in the workplace. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL. Velez, B. L., Brewster, M. E., & Moradi, B. (August, 2012). Testing the tenets of minority stress theory in workplace contexts. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Brandon Velez October 2016 CV Page 5 Velez, B. L., & Madore, M. R. (August, 2012). Women of color in academic and professional settings. Conversation hour conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL. Brewster, M. E., Tebbe, E. N., & Velez, B. L. (August, 2011). Workplace gender transitions: Examining complexities in experience for transgender employees. In L. Dickey (Chair), Negotiating transphobia: Community, work, and mental health challenges. Symposium presentation conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. Velez, B. L., & Moradi, B. (August, 2011). Links of workplace support, discrimination, and person-organization fit with job outcomes: Testing tenets of the theory of work adjustment with LGB individuals. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. Brewster, M. E., Velez, B. L., & Moradi, B. (August, 2010). Transgender workplace issues: The applicability of LGB measures and models. In K. Balsam (Chair), Minority stress among LGBT populations: New directions in research. Symposium presentation conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Velez, B. L., & Cottrell, C. A. (August, 2010). Stereotype threat and multiple social identities. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Velez, B. L., Moradi, B., Tolaymot, L. D., Parent, M. C., & Brewster, M. E. (August, 2010). Men’s reference group identity: Links with collective self-esteem and social desirability. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Local Miville, M. L., Smith, L., Brewster, M. E., Sandil, R., Payton, G., Fraga, E., & Velez, B. L. (2016). Social Justice and Psychology at TC: Engagement, Empowerment, and Advocacy. Panel discussant at the Teachers College Psychology Conference, New York, NY. Kimmel, M., Ehrmann, J., & Velez, B. L. (2016). A Mask You Live In: Male Authenticity in America’s Narrow Definition of Masculinity. Invited panel discussant at Teachers College screening of the documentary film The Mask You Live In, New York, NY. Verdeli, H., Velez, B. L.. Lincoln, A., & Hopper, K. (2016). A Multidisciplinary Conversation on Stigma. Invited panel discussant at the Mental Health Awareness Conference, New York, NY. Velez, B. L. (2015). Review and Critique of Psychological Research on Sexual and Gender Minority People of Color. Talk presented at Intersectional Provocations: Imagining the Next Chapter of LGBTQ Psychology, New York, NY. Velez, B. L., Moradi, B., & Parent, M. C. (2011). The male reference group identity model: Roles of social desirability, masculine ideology and collective selfesteem. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Graduate Student Council Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Gainesville, FL. Velez, B. L., & Cottrell, C. A. (2009). Stereotype threat and multiple social identities: Preliminary analyses. Poster presented at the annual Conference of the Social Sciences, Gainesville, FL. AWARDS AND HONORS: Funding Dean’s Competitive Grant for Pre-tenured Faculty $8000 Internal grant designed to support faculty research and scholarship during summer semesters. The grant was awarded to support research examining the links of minority stress with mental health outcomes across racial and ethnic groups of sexual minority people. Research Awards

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APA Division 17 Barbara A. Kirk Award, 2014 University of Florida Outstanding Counseling Psychology Graduate Student Award, 2014 APA Division 17 Section on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2013 University of Florida Rainbow Alliance Award for Student LGBT Research, 2013 APA Division 17 Society of Vocational Psychology Graduate Student Award in Vocational Psychology, 2012 Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 2011 Dereck Chiu Counseling Psychology Student Training and Research (STAR) Scholarship: University of Florida Department of Psychology, 2010 Atlantic Coast Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Alliance Award: National Science Foundation, 2009 to 2010 Florida Board of Education Summer Fellowship Program: University of Florida, 2009 University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumni Fellowship: University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2009 – 2013 National Merit Scholarship Research Stipend, 2008 University Scholars Program, 2008 – 2009 Travel Awards APA Division 44 Student Engagement Travel Award, 2013 APA Division 44 Mentoring Travel Award, 2013 University of Florida Office of Research Graduate Student Travel Award, 2013 University of Florida Graduate Student Council Travel Award, 2013 University of Florida Department of Psychology Travel Award, 2011 University of Florida Graduate Student Council Travel Award, 2011 APA Division 44 Richard Rodriguez Student Travel Award, 2010 University of Florida Department of Psychology Travel Award, 2010 University of Florida Graduate Student Council Travel Award, 2010 TEACHING: Teachers College, Columbia University Assistant Professor, September 2014 – Present CCPJ 5062: Career Counseling and Development CCPJ 5164: Multicultural Counseling and Psychology CCPJ 6060: Doctoral Assessment in Counseling Psychology I CCPJ 5371: Foundations of Counseling Skills University of Florida Graduate Instructor, June 2012 – April 2013 LGBT Psychology Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 2009 – April 2012 Psychology of Eating and Obesity Multivariate Statistics Social Science Research Methods Positive Psychology Theories of Personality General Psychology Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, January 2009 – April 2009 Psychology of Women MENTORING: Primary Mentor/Chair Ph.D. Robert Cox, Jr., Ph.D. expected 2019

Charles (CJ) Polihronakis, Ph.D. expected 2020 Sarah Alsaidi, Ph.D. expected 2021

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: APA Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, January 2015 – Present APA Division 44: Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues, 2012 – Present APA Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women, 2012 – Present APA Division 51: Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, 2011 – Present APAGS Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, November 2010 – August 2012 APA Division 17: Society of Counseling Psychology, 2010 – Present American Psychological Association (Graduate Student Affiliate, Membership # 98692857), 2009 – 2014 Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, 2007 – Present PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Editorial Board and Reviewing Activities The Counseling Psychologist, Ad hoc reviewer Journal of Counseling Psychology, Ad hoc reviewer Sexuality Research and Social Policy, Ad hoc reviewer Journal of Bisexuality, Ad hoc reviewer Journal of Homosexuality, Ad hoc reviewer Consulting Editor, Psychology of Women Quarterly, November 2014 – Present Student Reviewer, Psychology of Women Quarterly, January 2012 – August 2014 To the Profession Committee Member, American Psychological Association Division 44 Science Committee, January 2013 – Present Mentor, American Psychological Association of Graduate Students Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns Mentoring Program, September 2013 – 2015 APA Convention Ambassador, American Psychological Association of Graduate Students Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, August 2010 – August 2013 Committee Member, American Psychological Association of Graduate Students Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, August 2010 – August 2012 To the Program Member, Counseling Psychology Advanced Standing Committee, September 2015 – Present. Predoctoral Internship Preparation Coordinator, Counseling Psychology Program, September 2014 – Present To Teachers College Member, Teachers College Minority Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program Selection Committee, March 2016 – Present. Member, Zankel Fellowship Committee, January 2016 – Present. Member, Affirmative Action Committee, January 2016 – Present. Member, Clinical Psychology Tenure-Track Search Committee (chair: Helen Verdeli), September 2014 – March, 2015. Dissertation Committees Nicole DiCrecchio (5th reader, defense April, 2016). An Examination of Research Collaboration in Psychometrics Utilizing Social Network Analysis Methods.

Brandon Velez October 2016 CV Page 8 Ariel Kor (Chair, data hearing April 2016). Spirituality, Character and Spiritual Development in Middle School Adolescents in Israel: A Longitudinal Study of Positive Development. Deborah Anderson (4 th reader, defense December, 2015). Exploring Educational Communication Through Alienated and/or Resistant Former Students' Narratives. Robin Hancock (4 th reader, defense April, 2015), All of This Is Yours: Global Citizenship Education As Emancipatory Practice for African American Preschoolers. University of Florida Counseling Psychology Program Student Representative, August 2012 – August 2013 Peer Adviser, Florida Board of Education Summer Fellowship Program, June 2011 – July 2011 Graduate Student Adviser, Atlantic Coast–Social, Behavioral, and Economic Alliance Undergraduate Program, September 2010 – April 2011. Peer Adviser, Florida Board of Education Summer Fellowship Program, June 2010 – July 2010 Chair, University of Florida Graduate Student Advisory Board, 2010 – 2011. Counseling Psychology Area Representative, University of Florida Graduate Student Advisory Board, 2009 – 2011 Member, University of Florida Diversity Affirmation and Awareness Committee, 2009 – 2013 CLINICAL TRAINING: Predoctoral Psychology Intern Georgia Institute of Technology Counseling Center, August 2013 – August 2014 Supervisors: Ruperto Perez, Ph.D. and Michelle Lyn. Ph.D. Advanced Practicum Group Counselor University of Florida Counseling and Wellness Center, August 2012 – May 2013 Supervisor: Shari Robinson, Ph.D. Advanced Practicum Counselor Gainesville High School [Partners in Adolescent Lifestyle Support (PALS) Program], August 2012 – May 2013 Supervisors: Susan Garcia, LCSW and Franz Epting, Ph.D. Advanced Practicum Counselor University of Florida Counseling and Wellness Center, June 2012 – August 2012 Supervisor: Paul Schauble, Ph.D. Advanced Practicum Counselor University of Florida Career Resource Center, August 2011 – July 2012 Supervisor: Monica Rosier, Ph.D. Advanced Practicum and Practicum Counselor University of Florida Counseling and Wellness Center, August 2010 – July 2011 Supervisors: Anthony Greene, Ph.D., Chun-Chung Choi, Ph.D., Dave Suchman, Ph.D., Clark Slagle M.A., and Gizem Toska Ph.D. Phone Crisis Counselor Alachua County Crisis Center, 2008 – 2009.